…some sort of protection from birds, who don’t mind a strawberry snack or two. Some of the best strawberry varieties to grow include: June-bearing, day-neutral, ever-bearer, and Alpine. Listen to…
Pesticide Events to Keep an Eye Out For
…the Office of Pesticide Consultation and Analysis. OPCA is a program under CDFA’s Office of Environmental Farming and Innovation. In a news release, CDFA Secretary Karen Ross stated, “We’re offering this…
USDA Moves Forward with Debt Relief for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers
…Loan Programs and Farm Storage Facility Loan Program. Section 1006 of ARPA provides funding directed at working to provide equity within USDA. The agency will initially be making approximately 13,000…
Almond Update: Off-Ground Harvesting Offers A Multitude of Benefits
Industry members are consistently working to implement methods to improve sustainability and environmental stewardship within almond production. Senior Manager of Agricultural Research for the Almond Board of California, Sebastian Saa…
Climate-Smart Agriculture Report Outlines USDA Strategy
…can lead the world in solutions that will increase climate resilience, sequester carbon, enhance agricultural productivity, and maintain critical environmental benefits,” Agriculture Secretary Vilsack said in a press release. “At…
Salmonella Outbreak Report Points to Adjacent Land Use
…were recorded in the U.S. and Canada with 167 hospitalizations. “Eleven of the environmental subsamples tested positive for various types of Salmonella Newport; however, none matched the outbreak strain. Although…
Water Funding in Latest Budget Proposal: ‘Band-Aids at Best’
…Isom explained, the investments are not going to provide additional water supplies as increased storage capacity would. Isom said that the environmental justice community has been increasingly influential in its…
Over $2.3 Million Invested in Small Business Innovation Research
…than $2.3 million dollars in projects through the program. A total of $812,939 has been granted to eight projects to improve plant production and protection. Eight awards totaling $797,602 will…
Farmers Have Rights to Refuse Property Access in Certain Instances
In light of recent developments, farmers are being encouraged to understand their rights when it comes to refusing property access. Secretary for the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency, Julie…
Bronaugh Confirmation Receives High Praise from Ag Industry
…Vilsack, having been appointed by him to lead the USDA Farm Service Agency in Virginia back in 2015. Vilsack said that he is looking forward to “working with Dr. Bronaugh…
Sustainability Challenge Looks to Startups and Scaleups for Ag Solutions
…new technologies and sustainability approaches. Companies with viable solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, reduce the environmental impact of agriculture, or support smallholder farmers are all encouraged to submit an…
Growing Matters: Protect Bees, Environment and the Applicators Themselves
Companies spend a lot of time developing product labels. “The companies that make the crop protection products work very hard to make them right,” Valent U.S.A.’s Senior Field R&D Scientist…
Groundwater Accounting Platform to Become Available Statewide
A new partnership seeks to make a groundwater accounting platform freely available to water users. The California Water Data Consortium (Consortium) and Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), and several state water…
Mexico’s Organic Requirements for U.S. Exports Delayed Until 2022
…Safety and Quality (SENASICA). The agency will be responsible for the certification and enforcement for the LPO requirements that U.S. exporters will have to abide by. American exporters will need…
